2015 Fordham Rams football team
The 2015 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Moorhead and played their home games at Coffey Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–3, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Chattanooga.
| 2015 Fordham Rams football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 19 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
| 2015 record | 9–3 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach | Joe Moorhead (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Andrew Breiner |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jon Wholley |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Tim Cary |
| Home stadium | Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000) |
Fordham vs. Lehigh
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| No. 17 Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Fordham ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 12, head coach Joe Moorhead resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Penn State.[1] He finished at Fordham with a four-year record of 38–13.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 7:00 PM | at Army* | No. 20 | CBSSN | W 37–35 | 22,523 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | No. 6 Villanova* | No. 16 | PLL | L 7–14 | 6,586 | |
| September 19 | 1:00 PM | Columbia* | No. 18 |
| W 44–24 | 8,052 | |
| September 26 | 1:00 PM | Monmouth* | No. 16 |
| W 54–31 | 3,471 | |
| October 3 | 1:00 PM | at Lafayette | No. 15 |
| W 35–7 | 3,774 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 PM | at Penn* | No. 13 | W 48–45 | 2,847 | ||
| October 17 | 1:00 PM | Holy Cross | No. 10 |
| W 47–41 OT | 6,825 | |
| October 24 | 1:00 PM | Lehigh | No. 10 |
| W 59–42 | 4,867 | |
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | at Colgate | No. 11 | PLL | L 29–31 | 7,879 | |
| November 7 | 1:00 PM | Bucknell | No. 16 |
| W 24–16 | 9,192 | |
| November 14 | 12:00 PM | at Georgetown | No. 16 |
| W 38–31 | 2,219 | |
| November 28 | 1:00 PM | at No. 7 Chattanooga* | No. 14 | ESPN3 | L 20–50 | 4,888 | |
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Game summaries
at Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Rams | 14 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 37 |
| Black Knights | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 2014 | ARMY, 42–31 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #16 Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–21–3 | 2014 | NOVA, 50–6 |
Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| #18 Rams | 7 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–12 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 49–7 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| #16 Rams | 14 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 54 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2006 | MONMOUTH, 23–9 |
at Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Rams | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–22–1 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 42–18 |
at Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Rams | 14 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 48 |
| Quakers | 0 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 60–22 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 17 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| #10 Rams | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 47 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 23–27–2 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 45–16 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| #10 Rams | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 59 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–23 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 48–27 |
at Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Rams | 3 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 29 |
| Raiders | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–20 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 37–13 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| #16 Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–18 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 30–27 |
at Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Rams | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 34–22–3 | 2014 | FORDHAM, 52–7 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–at Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Rams | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| #7 Mocs | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 50 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 19 | |||||||
| Coaches | 21 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | |||||||
References
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